Explain what happened in that mountain village we described in class. You explanation will need to include detail that includes density and molecular weight of gases.
The mountain village we described in class is a result of carbon dioxide and the carbon dioxide released into the air kills people. The volcanic gasses releasedthat create the greatest dangers to humans are sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen fluoride. The carbon dioxide is a heavy gas and has around 30% of co2 that puts into the air. Sulfur dioxide, on the other hand, depends on weather oro not the gas is in jested into the troposphere and the weather patterns created.
In class, the village was being killed by the gasses in the air because they were releasing quickly, because c02 has a heavy molecular weight and a quick spread into the air. "Every step up the volcano is a closer escape to death" the website points out, so the village was being led to bad air fast.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/gas/index.php
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